Description
Crab Fettuccine Alfredo is a luxurious pasta dish featuring tender fettuccine, fresh crab meat, and a creamy garlic sauce that will transport your taste buds to seafood paradise.
Ingredients
- Fresh fettuccine pasta
- Lump crab meat
- Heavy cream
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Minced garlic
- Unsalted butter
- Salt and pepper
- Chopped parsley (optional)
Instructions
- Cook the fettuccine in salted boiling water until al dente; drain and reserve some pasta water.
- In a skillet over medium heat, melt unsalted butter and sauté minced garlic until golden.
- Pour in heavy cream, stirring continuously, then gradually add grated Parmesan cheese until melted and creamy.
- Gently fold in lump crab meat, heating through without breaking apart.
- Toss the cooked fettuccine in the sauce, adding reserved pasta water for desired consistency.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste, garnishing with chopped parsley if desired.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Seafood
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (240g)
- Calories: 610
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 36g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 130mg